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His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with Hollywood star Tom Cruise on the red carpet at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival on Wednesday. A year after stunning the world with his death-defying stunts on the Burj Khalifa for Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, Cruise returned to Dubai for the movie’s world premiere. Hundreds of screaming fans greeted the actor, who happily posed for pictures and signed autographs. He spent more than two hours talking to fans. At a press conference held at the Burj Khalifa earlier in the day, Cruise revealed he always wanted to film in Dubai. “I was looking at the city as it was being built. I was on a layover once — refuelling here — and every time I’ve wanted to film here. It’s a very cinematic city. The way it’s set up, it’s incredibly modern, an extraordinary accomplishment.” Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News